The breakfast was exquisite. From Ladenia to sesame bread rings and sfakianopita. The table was adorned. Hades didn’t leave which definitely meant that he was going to have breakfast here. Soon maids had erupted from the kitchen carrying all the traditional Greek breakfast dishes. I look like a docile woman just to the left of the man sitting on the head seat. Cliché.I had no interest in eating breakfast just after that gut-wrenching news. So, I broke the absolute silence with my proclamation.“Your friend came to visit me” He was devouring the flatbread easily cutting a knife through the tomatoes glued to it. If he was surprised, he didn’t show it.“Who?” There was no curiosity. It was just a plain question. Sometimes I think he is like a wall. No expressions most of the time.“He said he was Jace”“He was excited to meet you. I didn’t know he would come straight here” He cleaned his mouth with the napkin. “You should try to befriend him then perhaps he would let you meet his girl.

Hades Pov:The mansion basked in the dim lights of the poles as his car slowly made its way towards the entrance. Once he had vowed never to set foot in this house again. Once or twice? The inner voice called out. Twice.He had come to a realization long ago that it cannot be his home anymore. Atrocities are committed beneath these floors. Blood wells up from here. It is he that will not let it become a home.I took the gun from my pocket and checked the bullets inside. Only one missing. It is enough to remove his existence. He will burn all the waste from the past. The ashes are all he desires.“Bring him to the father’s room” fully knowing that the order would be met with no delay. He took the staircase to the left wing. Flowers decorated the railings and covered adequate spaces. West-wing was a private place for the head of the family. Family members couldn’t reside there, the east wing was allocated to them.Usually, they wouldn’t stay here together. Each one of them had their own

Hades who was walking just beside me stopped with me. His furious eyes burned me and my heart was pacing on a rhythm of its own.They had asked me about my father’s killer. I want to tell them that he walking beside me pretending to be something he is not. He is weaving my life in his lies.The paparazzi were still blurting questions at an unstoppable speed. Irritation buzzed on his face but he did the exact opposite. With an arm around my back and his other hand on my neck, he kissed me in front of them all.The media broke loose. Each of them shares the scene in their words with the channels. For them, it was a token of love that we shared. Hades broke it after just a second but slightly whispered ‘Walk’ before threading our hands and walking me towards the entrance.A breath a sigh of relief as the loud voices finally cut off. Beads of sweat accumulated on my neck and I shivered.“You will pay for that later Seph” H seethed at me.“Hades please give me a moment to compose” My foot

I ran towards him. Shreds of broken vase lay beside him. I went and crouched in front of him. Drops of blood were scattered on the floor. I shuffled his body a little and found that it was from his hand where the IV should have been.His breathing was barely traceable and I put a finger in front of his nose to confirm. I checked for any more injuries. There were no soaked bandages. I quickly picked him up and carried him to the bed. He weighed nothing and anyone could have assumed him dead if it wasn’t for the slow rhythmic breathing.The oxygen mask was on the floor so I picked it up and adjusted it to his face. Just like seph had said his body looked ghostly pale. Sheen covered his face. What had happened here? There are no signs of fighting. Nothing looks out of place except the large blanket which he must have tossed out while getting out of the bed.I dialed the doctor. He must be on the premises. Seph had said that there was someone else here as well. There couldn’t be. Except f

HADES pov:The nights have started to get cold. Dew drops settled at the mirror and silently skidded as the car drifted through the air. I looked at the mansion as the car slowly drifted past the walls towards the entrance. I had asked the driver to go on a slow pace as I waited for a text to arrive.So many matters still waiting to reach the end. Theíos told me that they had got the trail of the man who had dared to attack me. (Uncle)At the last moment, he had fled and is hiding somewhere. No problem. He will be caught soon.The mobile buzzed with the message. “No trail afentiko” The text read and I clenched it tightly. It means that the security team had checked again the video footage of the party and still haven’t found anything. No other person had entered other than the ones we have called. (Boss)No unknown guests. But one of them knew what we are hiding. It could be a business rival. More than a hundred people were invited. It is too difficult to narrow down the person.But h